'Pushback': Resisting the Life of Constant Connectivity 111
vinces99 writes "Researchers at the University of Washington have studied and named a trend lots of people can identify with: the desire to resist constant connectivity and step back from the online world. They call it 'pushback.' The researchers looked closely at instances of pushback against technology, reviewing 73 sources divided equally among three areas of online expression: personal blogs and websites, popular media sources and academic conferences and journals. Co-author Ricardo Gomez said they thought they'd find frustration with devices, costs or learning new technologies as key pushback motivations. Instead, the reasons were more emotionally based, with 'dissatisfaction' — the thought that users' needs are not really being met by technology — most often expressed, followed by political, religious or moral concerns. Other motivations were the wish to regain control of time and energy and fear of addiction to the technology. Among the least-often reported objections were worries about loss of privacy."
They call this ‘pushback,’” (Score:2, Insightful)
I call it 'get a life'
Somebody has to say the obvious (Score:5, Insightful)
Pushback starts by not reading Slashdot.
its just the mystery trend, ala Bobby Dylan (Score:4, Insightful)
I see no reason to chase the mystery trend any more now than I did when I started working with computers in 1962.
It is not "technology," nor is it being a "luddite;" it is just being sensible about your life.
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Re:Why invent a new word (Score:1, Insightful)
We are not Luddites. Luddites believed that technology was taking work from them. We believe that technology is increasing our workload.
You spend your life on call. I'll be enjoying myself.
Re:They call this ‘pushback,’” (Score:5, Insightful)
I call it 'get a life'
You make me sick. Why 'get a life' when you can consume a premium lifestyle, defined by constant engagement with the most desired consumer goods and services, as modeled by the happy and attractive people on TV?
My wife and I have zero-tech times (Score:3, Insightful)
My wife and I set aside several hours every day as "zero-technology" times. We use this time to read, play with our dogs, have meals together, work on hobbies, and hang out with friends and neighbors.
Everything gets powered down - no phones ringing, no "notification" sounds, no nothing. It's pretty amazing how it feels to be disconnected - like the old days before constant connection invaded and took over society.
The most annoying part are the phone calls about "OMG where have you been!?!?!?" that inevitably come after things get turned back on.